Duo Busted For Firearms, Ammo, Fraudulent Credit Cards In Motel

CAPITOLA, CA — Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies arrested two men on suspicion of multiple offenses related to firearms and fraudulent credit card production in the city of Santa Cruz on Thursday, according to sheriff's officials. Deputies from the Santa Cruz County Special Investigations Unit found 26-year-old Jackson Dapont, a Santa Cruz County resident, in a motel room in the 500 block of Riverside Avenue around 5 p.m. He had two warrants for his arrest and was on active probation, sheriff's officials said.

Deputies searched Dapont's motel room, where they detained 53-year-old Terry Spann, also a Santa Cruz County resident, and a woman who was present. Deputies also found a .22-caliber bolt-action rifle with a scope, a .308-caliber AR10 semi-automatic rifle with a laser sight and a bipod, as well as a machine to manufacture fraudulent credit cards, according to sheriff's officials.

Dapont was arrested for the two warrants, possession of credit card manufacturing equipment, and probation hold. He is being held without bail, sheriff's officials said. Spann was arrested for allegedly being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felon in possession of ammunition, and possession of a large-capacity magazine.

His bail was set at $25,000, according to sheriff's officials. Sheriff's officials did not provide further information about the woman who was detained.

By Bay City News

Photo courtesy Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office